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Ronak M Patel1, Nirav H Amin1, T Sean Lynch1
1Sports Health, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 5555 Transportation Boulevard, Garfield Heights, Cleveland, OH 44125, USA.
Abstract:
This review discusses the evaluation and management of bone loss in glenohumeral instability. The glenohumeral joint may experience a dislocation or subluxation associated with traumatic injury or through repetitive atraumatic events. Nearly 62% of cases with recurrent dislocation have both Hill-Sachs and bony Bankart defects. Treatment of unstable bone defects may require soft-tissue repair, bone grafting, or both, depending on the size and nature of the defects. The most common treatment is isolated soft-tissue repair, leaving the bone defects untreated, although emerging evidence supports directly addressing these bony defects.
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